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The Gronk Brothers Played Crossys in the Men’s Room at the ESPYs

Business Insider - The Patriots told Rob Gronkowski to stop partying so hard, but not before he had a wild night at the ESPYs, according to Grantland’s Bill Simmons…

1. “Gronkowski sprints down past all the people going down the [escalator], and sprints up the down [escalator]. Then gets to the bottom and raises his hands and goes, ‘Yeah!’”

2. “He’s in the elevator and there’s probably like 10 people in the elevator including one of my friends. He says to the doorman — [he's going to] this party that’s going to be on the roof somewhere in LA, it’s outdoors — so he says to the elevator person, ‘At this party, can we party with out shirts off?’ And the guy is like, ‘Ah, yeah I think so.’ And Gronkowski turns to his buddy and goes, ‘Yeah!’ and high-fives him.”

3. “Gronkowski is in line for the bathroom. There’s a line, two urinals and a stall. They’re all waiting. Gronkowski is with his two brothers, who just looked awesome. He goes into the stall and he turns around to one of his brothers and says, ‘Crossys?’ The second brother goes in, the third brother goes in, and then there’s some guy who’s waiting — some small guy — and they say, ‘Let’s get him too.’ They grab this guy and pull him in, and they all pee in the bathroom together, in the stall.”

OK, I’ll concede that those first two stories are uniquely Gronk being Gronk. He takes a back seat to no man when it comes to escalator hijinks. And on Gronk’s world, every time zone is always Shirtless O’Clock. But the “Crossys” story is the most common thing in the world, right? Granted in my house it was always Sword Fight, but that’s a minor cultural difference. But there’s not a man among us who didn’t cross swords with his brothers and best friends, correct? It was pissing as a competitive sport. OK, maybe didn’t pull complete strangers into the battle with us and gave it up by the time we were 13, but we never claimed to be as awesome as the Gronk Brothers. So I don’t get what the big deal is. Maybe they didn’t have Crossys in Connecticut where the Boston Sports Guy grew up. But in Weymouth, like the Gronkowski house, it was as common as karate in the garage:

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By Jerry Thornton posted July 17th, 2012 at 2:29 PM

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by paul the pot eater on July 17, 2012 at 2:31 pm
Um...nope, never did that. Sounds like the gay was rampant in your house growing up.
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by Numero Two on July 17, 2012 at 2:34 pm
I'm calling bullshit on the third story. How fucking big was that stall suppose to be? Were they peeing in a bath tub? Christ, Simmons, at least have Gronk buy you dinner before you blow him.
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by Evil One on July 17, 2012 at 2:34 pm
But there’s not a man among us who didn’t cross swords with his brothers and best friends, correct? The difference is Larry we won't be doing it in our 40's
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by Sir-Smoke-Alot on July 17, 2012 at 2:36 pm
Should have put this up for a vote. Vote 1 for Never done Crossys or Vote 10 for Ive done Crossys and Im gay.
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by seth2021 on July 17, 2012 at 2:36 pm
yeah never had that happen or even come up, must be a Weymouth pastime.
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by paul the pot eater on July 17, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Reposting - to correct spelling errors - is gay.
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by mctrippy on July 17, 2012 at 2:46 pm
i'll never forget two kids doing this the last day of school in second grade. the problem with this is one kid thinks its funny but the other kid REALLY enjoys it. i'm all set with that kind of "fun".
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by obliviousone on July 17, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Bill James mentioned that 40 years ago it was quite common to play crossies while in the shower with little boys. I am just glad Gronk kept his shirt on for this piss party.
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by broseidon on July 17, 2012 at 2:50 pm
lying about never crossing swords is gayer than coldplay. you all make me sick.
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by icculusisdead on July 17, 2012 at 2:51 pm
Anybody who never had a sword fight with their brother, should stop watching real housewives with your mom and sisters, and call your dad a pussy for not having the testi's to produce another boy.
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by jarqen hghar on July 17, 2012 at 2:53 pm
I've crossed swords before and will cross them again. #SwordSwag
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by jarqen hghar on July 17, 2012 at 2:59 pm
You had to sword fight at Rasputins in Burlington, Vt place had trough urinal. Saw some good sword fights there. lost alot of good men
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by realtrich on July 17, 2012 at 3:10 pm
I can't speak for western CT, but in eastern CT sword crossing in a past time. The other night, I had an intense battle with my boy in a bathroom bar that only had one urinal and one toilet.
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by upside down views on July 17, 2012 at 3:20 pm
how obnoxious is this guy? Just settle down buddy. I don't need to hear abotu how many guys he bangs at the espy's. I just don't care.
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by tripp_mcneely on July 17, 2012 at 3:21 pm
it was gay at Jerry's house because crossy's quickly escalated into sucky's.
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by tornopen on July 17, 2012 at 4:13 pm
@Numero Two --- dude... handicap stalls...
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by Quann on July 17, 2012 at 4:16 pm
Jerry, time to tell the Irish Rose you like the mushroom tip in your cranston.Gronk may actually be full on retarded.
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by CertifiedBA on July 17, 2012 at 4:22 pm
14:58...14:59
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by pawts on July 17, 2012 at 4:39 pm
where I come from playing "crosses" means you have a size seven poop chute.
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by Murray Chadwick on July 17, 2012 at 4:56 pm
this guy is a complete ape.
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by soupedup on July 17, 2012 at 6:34 pm
Haha wtf never had a sword fight. I think u caught the gay.
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by benjarvisgreenellis on July 17, 2012 at 6:36 pm
Still do it and it's called crossing swords. It's time efficient and funny. Grow a sack. If you can't be fake gay with your friends it means you think you might be real gau
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by benjarvisgreenellis on July 17, 2012 at 6:36 pm
Still do it and it's called crossing swords. It's time efficient and funny. Grow a sack. If you can't be fake gay with your friends it means you think you might be real gay
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by soupedup on July 17, 2012 at 6:41 pm
Ya I might b real gay. But for now I'm gna keep lying to myself and pound pussy.
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by kordell on July 17, 2012 at 6:50 pm
Is Rob Gronkowski the biggest piece of shit doosh in all of sports? God I hope someone takes out a knee this year. Oh and Most TDs by a tight end? On how many of those did he line up as a split end? Record should not count.
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by WooRat on July 17, 2012 at 6:59 pm
It's only gay if you have a boner. That being said, i've had plenty of sword fights, although i'm pretty sure they all took place before I could physically achieve an erection.
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by WestCoastStoolie on July 17, 2012 at 7:08 pm
On what planet am I on that most of you are defending this? I live in San Francisco and crossing swords is STILL one of the gayest things I've ever heard.
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by tom bradys left nut on July 17, 2012 at 7:08 pm
Seconds after entering the stall with Gronks x 4, guy thinks to himself......sh@t bad night to be a size 6 wearing skinny jeans.
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by soupedup on July 17, 2012 at 7:12 pm
Broseidon your not gay, your boyfriend is. "What u never put your lips on a penis??? " I'm sure that would b your next question
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by Falcon Boy 4 President on July 17, 2012 at 7:31 pm
Sandusky loves playin crossys in the shower
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by rexisfat on July 17, 2012 at 8:22 pm
Kerry, I beg you to commit suicide.
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by otwisted on July 17, 2012 at 8:36 pm
^^Waahhhhh!!!!
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by pedroiahasaids on July 17, 2012 at 8:40 pm
all the Gronks are good for is circle jerking and losing super bowls to Eli Manning
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by sinker on July 17, 2012 at 11:00 pm
So sick and tired of this gronkowski meat head routine...working to hard at it... that picture gave me the douche chills... rob do me a favor and tone the act down because its getting old and embarrassing
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by swar1ey on July 18, 2012 at 4:11 am
As someone born an raised in CT i can testify that we definitely did crossy's but we always called them sword fights. We stopped at like ages 6-7 and anyone doing it past that age has caught the gay. They say the shit you do when you're drunk is what you always wanted to do sober so if you and your buddies cross swords in a bar bathroom you might as well blow him too.
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